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Welcome to Sioux Falls Junction ...

Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sioux Falls Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Sioux Falls Junction: Sioux Falls Jct. (or less commonly used: Sioux Falls Jctn.)

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Sioux Falls Junction had a population of 120 people.<2> (see below for details).

Sioux Falls Junction is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sioux Falls Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sioux Falls Junction: 605

Communities Also Named Sioux Falls Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sioux Falls Junction - it's located in Minnesota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sioux Falls Junction.

Communities near Sioux Falls Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sioux Falls Junction.

  • Pipestone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pipestone is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestone <4>
  • Dell Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Flandreau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Medary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Medary is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,442 people
  • Baltic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <4>
  • Colton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Huntimer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntimer is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntimer
    • Estimated population in 2014: 590 people
  • Colman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sioux Falls Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sioux Falls Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sioux Falls Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sioux Falls Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sioux Falls Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Sioux Falls Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sioux Falls Junction ...

Looking for more information about Sioux Falls Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sioux Falls Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sioux Falls Junction.

Adding Sioux Falls Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sioux Falls Junction in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sioux Falls Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sioux Falls Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Moody, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sioux Falls Junction.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sioux Falls Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.